One Pounds CatternsB225 Green Britannia medallion issues 1930 serial number O16 873366 Unc or near so and scarce in this high grade along with Five Pounds O'Brien B277 Helmeted Britannia issued 1957 prefix D60, UNC or near so
One Pounds Peppiatt Blue Shades (2), Peppiatt Green prefix E49B and Beale prefix E23C. Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve (1), Beale B266 first series Z98Z 713999 (VF), O'Brien B271 Z06X prefix these generally F-VF along with 10/- Seated Britannia type O'Brien (1) Fforde (4) these VF-Unc and Five Pounds Bailey JE73 prefix Unc
Five Pounds PeppiattWhite Note B255 Thick Paper Metal Thread dated 22 Sept 1944 serial number E18 035091 LONDON branch about UNC - UNC and rarely seen in this high grade
Ten Shillings BealeB266 prefix H70Z AU, O'Brien B271 prefix A85Z AU, E27Y AU, E63Y AU and Z51X EF smaller 1961 issue prefix B87 Unc and C35 VF. HollomB294 first series K94 425665 EF and Z04 prefix Unc, B295 (4) one Unc others VF-EF, FfordeB309 and B310 (5) generally AU-Unc
One Pound O'Brien 1955 B273 (3) consecutive numbers D07K 0000169, 170 and 171 Unc or near so along with B284 (2) consecutives B55N 308195 and 196 AU-Unc, One Pounds HollomB290replacement (2) consecutives 62M 318329 and 330 AU-Unc, FfordeB303 (2) consecutives K85Z 953123 and 124 AU. Ten Shillings Hollom B293 (3) consecutives Z91 147853 - 855 Unc, Hollom B295 (3) consecutives 90A 293955 - 957 AU
Five Pounds O'Brien Lion and Key B277 last series E33 680991 EF, Five Pounds Somerset 1980 B343 LW69 prefix VF, One Pounds Peppiatt Blues 1940 B249 (6) F-VF including some consecutives, Ten Shillings O'Brien and Hollom (5) from circulation along with a modern group from circulation (18). Italy 1000 Lire Pick 101 AU, British Isles One Pounds (13), B of E £10 Bailey, US Dollars (2)
One Pound O'Brien B281 (6) with some consecutive Unc, B281 last series Z24 AU, HollomB288 (2), FfordeB301 (1) and B305 (1), PageB322 (13) ten being consecutives, Isaac NewtonB337 A01 054069, SomersetB341 (1) these all high grades generally AU-Unc along with O'Brien B281 Unc with penned number and Isaac Newton reverse from circulation (19) but many EF
Bank of England 1997 Hong Kong Handover Limited World Edition of only 10,000 minisheets of 12 uncutKentfield £5 B364 notes issued C122b, series prefix HK97, serial numbers as follows: First Column - 243944, 233944, 223944 & 213944, Second Column - 143944, 133944, 123944 & 113944 & Third Column - 043944, 033944, 023944 & 013944, UNC with certificate and in the original folder
Five Pounds Kentfield 1993 B364uncut set of 8 all with number 003082 and with prefixes BH25, BH26, BH28, BH28, BH33, BH34, BH35 and BH36 Unc as issued, along with Bank of England presentation pack C122a, Hong Kong takeover special edition Kentfield £5 B364 serial HK97 916218, UNC
Twenty Pounds KentfieldB375 1994 Faraday (50) a mint run AE36 379501 - AE36 379550 the first and last with a stain from a string or band the remaining 48 Unc
ERROR - One PoundCatternsB225 (3) consecutive numbers T35 7112639,40 and 41 all with a "tear" or narrow strip of missing paper from when issued the 712639 and 712641 with the missing strip which is 4 centimetres long descending from the top through the serial number in exactly the same position with the 712640 having the missing strip in the bottom left but going through the serial number at the bottom in exactly the same place, the missing strip being the same shape and dimensions on all three notes EF and most unseal
Aberystwyth & Tregaron Bank, Cardiganshire £2 dated 1814, No.6887 for Evans, Jones, Davies & Co., (Black Sheep Bank), Grant 12, VG with a section of the note missing to right corner so A of Aberystwyth missing, a scarce denomination, Outing 14c
Bristol Bank 5 Pounds cut-cancelled across signature dated 17th December 1807 number D896 for Miles, Vaughan, Miles, Baugh and Birch where Birch has been struck off, manuscript signatures for Entered Wm. Holmes and the other cut-cancelled (Outing 305b, Grant 468K), perhaps VF for wear and rare thus and with three small central holes
Cardigan One Guinea dated 18xx (1830-90) an unissued remainder, printer Johnston & Co, Bristol, (Outing 427b), Fine with some fire damage top right corner along with Old Bristol Bank cheque June 7th 1823 for £20/1/10 Very Good
Haverfordwest Union Bank Five Guineas dated 24 January 1814 series No. 731 for Mathias, Lloyd & Bowen, pleasing and bold Fine with pinholes, Outing and Grant only list a One Guinea denomination for the Union Bank so this a previously unlisted denomination and rare thus
Haverfordwest Union Bank One Guinea dated 1813 series No.S388 for Mathias, Lloyd & Bowen (Outing 913), pleasing and bold Fine with pinholes, rare in this higher grade
Haverfordwest Union Bank One Guinea, One Pound One Shilling dated 24 August 1813 series No.89 for Mathias, Lloyd & Bowen (Outing 913a), Fine with some pinholes
Swansea Old Bank One Pound Joseph Gibbons and Robert Eaton date a little unclear perhaps 16.1.1828 No 318 strong VG with pinholes. Outing 2121c and rare
Bank of England (18) whiteFive Pounds Beale 22 May 1952 X86 080468 About Fine with some ink marks and inked annotations, Ten Pounds BaileyB400 (1) JE66 996049, Five Pounds Salmon (3) B407 LK28 223091, LH53 528180 and LH65 464039 , One PoundSomerset (6) DT34 781938, DU79 673755, DU79 673756, DX09 895305, DX16 895241 and DY06 726174, Ten Shillings (7) O'Brien B271 Last Series Z72X 085602 GVF, Ten Shillings O'Brien B286 D11 538331 Fine, HollomB294 X55 316895, FfordeB309 (4) 41Z 304609, 02Y 689652, 02Y 689656, and 43Z 927743 in mixed grades some EF
Bradbury and Wilkinson advertising fantasy No 1 A Dark Orange uniface New Malden windmill scene AU, One Pounds O'Brien S32K prefix Fine, Page X26C prefix GVF, Ten Shillings Beale prefix K49Z O Brien (4) prefixes N81Y, 54A, A86, B03 and Fforde 37Z 603651 these mostly VF
GB and World with Bank of England issues back to Catterns, including some higher denominations such as Clydeside Bank £10, mixed grades, some, including consecutive number runs, in Unc (lot)
In picture frames (3) One Pounds Warren Fisher P/98 460777, Beale K42J 212570 and British Military Authority 5/-, middle grades and the reverse of the notes or how they may be fixed in the frames impossible to view
Treasury £1 blank paper with watermark ONE POUND, crowned GR monogram and two floral emblems across the face, same size and watermark style as 1919 Warren-FisherT24 note, Unc
Ten Shillings Warren FisherT26 issued 1919 F/100 003076, No. with dash, portrait King George V at right, (Pick356), VF with some small black ink marks reverse
Vintage Enamelled Brooch circa early 1900's displaying a Bank of EnglandWhiteTen Pounds May B206b dated 3rd July 1878 bearing the serial number 17/G 42064. Rare and interesting piece, very well kept
One Pounds Catterns 1930 B225 (2) L51 757870 AU and Y60 827040 EF the first appears printed off centre to the second with the serial number L51 757870 almost touching the top of the note
Five Pounds CatternsWhite notes B228London 31st August 1931 (2) a consecutively numbered pair serial numbers 131/J 32134 & 131/J 32135. GVF, have been folded and with some minor brown discolouration at the edges
Five Pounds Catternswhite BIRMINGHAM branch May 2 1931 B228a, 463U 44433 perhaps closer to VF than Fine with some unevenness to the edges and a stamp and penned number reverse, a rare and desirable branch note
Bank of England a high grade group One Pound 1934 B239 D90A, Five Pounds O' Brien Lion and Key 1961 B280 H82 839684, Five Pounds Page 1971 B332 E61 prefix, One Pound Page 1978 B337 first run A01 096413 all generally Unc or near so
One PoundPeppiatt World War II Guernsey overprint B239A Green Britannia medallion Type A Overprint variety with full stop after year on obverse only issue 1941 serial number C37A 977198, a presentable VF with expected signs of wear but no observable flaws on this Scarce War-time example from the only British occupied territories in World War II. These notes were withdrawn due to the shortage of low denomination banknotes on the isle after the Germans occupation took place.
One Pounds Peppiatt 1934 B239 (9) prefixes and grades as follows first series A30A and A64A both these two VF or better, B92A AU, C41A AU, E18A Fine, H21A Fine, J24A Fine, L22A GVF and L35A VF
One PoundBealeB268 issued 1950 (6) including consecutively numbered runs K07J 613526 and 527, J24J 179034 and 035 also J24J 179032 and K07K 613533 all AU
One Pound O'Brien B273 (9) issued 1955, two blocks of four consecutive numbers N79J 892052/3/4 and 5 and M45J 559535-559538 these generally AU and a single Z43K 831919 VF. One Pound PageB339 1978 (8) 75R 045724 to 75R 014731 Unc. Ten Shillings O'Brien B271 1955 U45Y 062828 VF, Ten Shillings Fforde (2) B309 1967 both VF
One Pounds (83) Hollom 1963 (3). Page 1978 B337 (4) these first seven from circulation then in high grades Unc or near so Page 1978 B337 (15) including two A01 prefix, B339 (14) B340 (1). Somerset 1981 B341 (46). Along with a souvenir set of Myanmar Old Paper Money Union of Burma Bank 1970s issues (8) common lower denominations from circulation
Fifty Pounds SomersetB352 issued 1981 (5) A06 085660 and 085661 two consecutives AU, then 3 others prefixes A02, A07 and A13 these generally VF, along with Greece 1000 Drachmai 1.11.1970 Pick 198 Fine
Fifty Pounds SomersetB352 issued 1981 (5) A17 123473 and 123474 two consecutives AU, then 3 others prefixes A06, A10 and B14 these VF to EF one with a penned number, along with Greece 1000 Drachmai 1.11.1970 Pick 198 VF
Ten Pounds Gill 1988 B354 prefix HS39 Unc, Five Pounds (4) Hollom 1963 B297 last series R12 586693 Fine, Page 1971 B324 first series 65C 102150 VF, Kentfield 1993 B364 BC52 prefix Unc , Lowther 2002 B393 A76 EF, Bailey 2004 B398 LC31 prefix Unc, One Pound Page 1970 B320 Y08L prefix VF. Travellers Cheques (6) five being Specimens Thomas Cook $US500 and $10 Australia $50 Pounds Sterling £100 and £20 Unc along with Zimbabwe $5000 Unc and cheques (2) Pina County Bank Tombstone Arizona 1880 and Barclays bank Dominion and Overseas 1927
Ten Pounds Somerset BR45 prefix B348 Unc and with a fish tail error bottom right corner but now with the body of the fish tail torn off but clear evidence of additional paper protruding at an angle remain, Five Pounds O'Brien Lion and Key (6) one being B277 prefix D04 the others B280 these F-VF, Ten Shillings (6) O'Brien 1955 B271 about Fine and 1961 B286 1st series A48 prefix AU, Hollom 1963 B294 W39 prefix VF and B296replacement M33 641202, Fforde 1967 B310 (2) one VF the other Unc
Error, One PoundPage 1970 B322 offset printing error so little or no distance from the bottom of the design to the border, the serial number EX38 778579 is virtually at the border along with another B322 printed normally for comparison the serial number of this note HU22 633107 is about 4 mm higher, both VF and a somewhat discoloured
Ten Pounds Somerset CX03 690953 ERROR with a blank white strip about a millimetre in width running down both sides of the note at an angle to the security strip VF
Bristol Bank 5 Pounds cut-cancelled across signature dated 9th October 1807 number D549 for Miles, Vaughan, Miles, Baugh and Birch where Birch has been struck off, manuscript signatures for Entered Wm. Holmes and the other cut-cancelled (Outing 305b, Grant 468K), perhaps VF for wear and rare thus and with a central hole and a few pinholes
Kingsbridge Bank 1 Pound dated with the last year before it failed 14th March 1825 No. 3933 For John Square, Walter Prideaux Jr. & Walter Were Prideaux, manuscript signature Walter Were Prideaux (Outing 1068c), 5 Pence Revenue Panel and a stamped bankruptcy 'Exhibited ..' text with 1 signature on reverse. Fine - good Fine Pinholes Scarce
Bank of England (20) PeppiattTen Shillings Mauve B251 X92D 284863 UNC, O'Brien Ten Shillings Series A Britannia B271 (3) B32Z 445476 First Series A/UNC, Z21X 012161 Last Series A/UNC, Z54X 819951 Last Series Fine, Page (4) Five Pounds (3) Series C Portrait B324 83E 024797 EF, Duke of WellingtonB334 (2) 29E 131504 NEF, and 34U 687070 A/UNC, One Pound Sir Isaac NewtonB337 K03 623728 NEF, Somerset (7) Five Pounds B343 a consecutive pair LN60 918579 and LN60 918580 UNC, One Pound Series D Pictorial B341 (5) a consecutive pair CW83 467687 and CW 83 467688 GEF and A/UNC, along with DS38 974549 GVF, DW51 163484 Fine with one pinhole and DW78 695656 Fine, Kentfield (5) Ten Pounds (3) B369 (3) HA43 638669 and HA43 638670 a consecutive pair both UNC each with a small counting flick, and HA43 638688 A/UNC, Five Pounds B364 (2) CK53 254182 and CK53 254183 a consecutive pair the first with a slight surface deposit A/UNC, the second UNC, Lowther Five Pounds B395 HH63 731681 UNC
GB (11), British Armed Forces (5), World (16), comprising GB Bank of England (11) Five Pounds SalmonB407 LH01 782120 EF, One Pound (8) BealeB268 K19J 428234 Fine, HollomB288 A71Y 555285 Good Fine, FfordeReplacementB306 S46M 732818 Fine, Page Britannia B322 (2) ER42 475777 NVF and ES60 162512 Good Fine, Page B339 34H 134177 Fine, SomersetB341 (2) BR82 172168 Good Fine, and DR21 307858 EF, Ten Shillings (2) O'Brien B271 J22Y 682337 Fine, Hollom B295 62L 429243, British Armed Forces (5) One Shilling 1946 First issue NVF, Sixpence 1946 First Issue (4) VF to GVF, World (16) Scotland - Royal Bank of ScotlandTen Pounds 1989 issue 22.2.1989 Pick 348a NVF, Austria (5) 100 Kronen 1912 with Deutchosterreich overprintPick 56 VG, 20 Kronen 2.Jan.1922 Pick 76 Fine, Ten Kronen 2.Jan 1922 Pick 75 Fine, Two Kronen 2.Jan 1922 Pick 74 Fine, 50 Schilling 1944 issue Pick 102b VG, Netherlands Gulden 1938 issue Pick 61 VG, Russia Three Chervotsa Pick 203a VG, Burma One Rupee (undated 1942) Pick 14 Fine, Zimbabwe (2) Five Dollars 1983 Pick 2cVF, Two Dollars 1994 issue Pick 1d Near Fine, Germany (5) 20 Marks 1914 with 7-digit serial number Pick 46b, VG, 500 Marks 2.12.1922 watermark Lattice Pick 81b Near Fine, 100000 Marks 1923 issue green paper Pick 91a Fine, One Mark 1944 issue, 9-digit serial number without F, Pick 192b Fine, Half Mark 1944 issue Pick 191 Fine, some of the GB issues with ink marks
One Pound (7) Peppiatt blue B249 B12E 018335 Fine, Peppiatt B260 D56B 070000 Near Fine with a staple hole and a small tear on the top edge, PageB340 E46N 965879 Fine, Page B339 10Y 992241 About Fine, Page B339 Z69 824570 Fine, SomersetB341 (2) AT07 609681 VF, AT16 720427 Fine, Ten Shillings (5) O'Brien B286 K61 145900 (last series) Fine, FfordeB310 (4) B06N 421684 EF, C23N 611660 GVF, D09N 015396 NVF, D12N 045306 GVF, Isle of Man Ten Pounds undated 1998 issue, signature Shimmin, 142mm x 75mm Pick 44 VF, Northern Ireland - Ulster Bank Ltd (5) Ten Pounds 1997 issue Pick 198 signature Savage, NVF, Five Pounds 1986 issue Pick 326 Fine, Five Pounds George Best 2006 Pick 339 (2) UNC consecutively numbered GB 564370 and GB564730, One Pound 1976 issue Pick 325b EF, British Armed Forces (7) One Pound Second Series (2) AA/7 906351 and AA/7 936549 UNC, One Pound Fourth Series (5) all consecutives K/3 227886 to K/3 227890 inclusive UNC, Scotland - Royal Bank of Scotland One Pound (4) 1977 issue Pick 336a B/24 670674 A/UNC, 1984 issues (2) consecutives D/1 393875 and D/1 393876 A/UNC, 1985 issue Pick 341 VG, World (5) Italy 500 Lire 1976 issue Pick 95 VG, Austria 1000 Kronen 1902 issue with red overprintPick 61 Fine, Russia 500 Roubles Pick 14 Fine, with fold at left, China 20 Customs Gold Units 1930 Pick 328 VG, Germany 100 Marks 1910 Pick 42 Near Fine, along with a group of Travellers Cheques (5) Barclays Bank £50, £20, £10, £5 and £2, issued 1960-1963, and cheques, some blank a mixed group (8) includes Hinckley Urban and Rural District Councils Joint Hospital Committee Fine, others in mixed grades
One Pounds Catterns (4) prefixes K06 Fine with a small hole top left, R02 Fine, T35 VF but ripped and perhaps a millimetre of the note missing where the tear is, 71A Very Good. Peppiatt Blues B249 (2) VF or better. BealeB268 (6) these VF-Unc. O'Brien B273 (8) VF - Unc one with a tear at the top
Five Pounds Catternswhite BIRMINGHAM branch May 5 1931 B228a, 478U 65177 Fine with a pinhole at the centre and a small holes above and below the word Five at left
One poundPeppiattB239A Guernsey overprint series E03A 006585, "Withdrawn from circulation November 10th, 1941.", (a full stop after 1941--only 79 recorded for this variety to date, this will be the 80th known) small stain top right, Good VF
The World War II Emergency Banknote Collector's Set comprising One PoundPeppiattWartime Blue B249 A03E 398315 Near Fine, a set of six World War II stamps, 3d, 2 1/2d, 2d, 1 1/2d, 1d and 1/2d along with Churchill stamps of 1,3 and 4d all housed in a Perspex holder
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